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You will set technical direction, lead complex platform development and bring-up, solve challenging hardware/software problems, and work across engineering teams to deliver robust, scalable, production-quality automotive software.\n\nResponsibilities:\nOwn the technical direction and architecture of the SAIL Platform.\nLead development, integration, and bring-up across BSP, Bare Metal/RTOS, AUTOSAR, device drivers, and safety software.\nDrive system-level architecture and debugging across ARM-based automotive SoCs, including boot, interrupts, memory, clocks, power management, IPC, and peripheral subsystems.\nDevelop robust solutions aligned with ISO 26262 functional safety requirements.\nDrive scalable and reusable platform solutions across multiple automotive SoCs and programs.\nPartner with hardware, systems, safety, validation, and software teams to solve complex cross-functional technical challenges.\nLead architecture and design reviews while mentoring engineers and strengthening engineering practices across the organization.\n\nThis is an opportunity to take a platform-level technical leadership role in advanced automotive computing. 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